Top Cow Announces San Diego Signing Schedule &amp; Programming!

Top Cow Productions revealed today their signing schedule and programming plans for Comic-Con International: San Diego 2008. The publisher is pleased to feature a bevy of top notch talent including founder Marc Silvestri, actor and producer Seth Green, Wizard Top Ten Artist Mike Choi, First Born architect Ron Marz and Croatian painting sensation Stjepan Sejic on his first US signing tour.

Top Cow will be running special promotions throughout Comic-Con including daily raffles, a different comic giveaway every day, and on Saturday from 1pm to 3pm, fans will have the opportunity to literally "Buy The Shirt Off The Top Cow Cowgirl".

Top Cow also announced a panel on Friday at 5:30pm in room 1AB, which will include special guests Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov from Freshmen and Ron Marz and Stjepan Sejic of First Born join Marc Silvestri, Top Cow President Matt Hawkins, and Vice President of Editorial Rob Levin to discuss Top Cow's biggest events for 2007. The panel will also feature major announcements regarding Top Cow's merchandising plans, Witchblade, and other key Top Cow properties along with a surprise guest or two. And every attendee will have the opportunity to win a top secret grand prize and will receive a limited edition mini-lithograph just for coming to the panel. Top Cow will also be involved in The Darkness video game panel with Union and 2K on Saturday at 3pm in room 8. Also appearing throughout the convention for Top Cow will be Paul Jenkins promoting his work for Top Cow and along with partner Rob Prior promoting their film Tatua with free t-shirts, temporary tattoos, and other opportunities for fans to win fabulous prizes.

"I'm as prone to hyperbole as any other Marketing guy," said Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Filip Sablik, "But I think our signing list this year speaks for itself. We barely fit everyone on there!"

Additional information regarding Top Cow Productions' plans for Comic-con International: San Diego can be found at www.topcow.com and blogspot.topcowblog.com .

Top Cow was founded in December of 1992 by artist Marc Silvestri who also co-founded Image Comics in the same year. Top Cow currently publishes its line of comic books in 21 languages in over 55 different countries. The company has launched 20 franchises (18 original and 2 licensed) in the industry's Top 10, seven at #1, a feat accomplished by no other publisher in the last two decades. Its flagship franchise Witchblade was TNT's #1 original film of 2000 and the first American property to be fully adapted in Japan as an original anime and manga by Studio GONZO in 2006. Top Cow's other flagship property, The Darkness was developed into a major next generation video game release by Starbreeze and 2K Games and is scheduled for release in June 2007. Wanted is currently in production as a major motion picture from Universal starring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and Angelina Jolie and slated for release in 2008. Virtually all of Top Cow's other properties are in development as feature films, live action television, animation or video games. Top Cow has also successfully licensed and merchandised its franchises into toys, statues, clothing, lithographs, puppets, posters, magnets, shot glasses, lighters, lunch pails, wall scrolls, mouse pads, die cast cars, calendars, Christmas ornaments, Halloween masks, trading cards, standees, video games and role playing games.